Shrimp Life Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 Hi everyone here is a video & pics of the 1/4" little guys I have for sale now. They only grow to 1-1.25 " They are very hardy at this size and since I have alot I like to sell them at this age. Better price for you as well. 6 for $28 plus $12 to ship. 3 packages available. USPS Priority Mail. Live arrival Guaranteed. I'm able to ship these next Saturday. Now, these are the exact baby crays I am selling. They can get somewhat duller then what you see here, depending on your water parameters. I have personally seen my blue ones turn brown the rare time, depending on the water quality. For reference - I keep mine in Tap water - PH 7.0 and Room temp. TDS is around 200. These are the parameters I keep them at and they are nice and Blue. The pics are taken under led lights. seaj, avonsurfernc and GeigerTheGreat 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibebian Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 Do you keep them in crayfish only tank? Or have you found them okay with certain fish or other inverts? Are they another phenotype of the dwarf CPO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted April 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 They can be kept with fish or shrimp. I have not noticed any problems. The CPO is very aggressive in my personal experience, whereas the DWARF BLUE CRAY is peaceful. They are smaller then the CPO. Dwarf Blue Crayfish are Cambarellus Diminitus while the CPO is cambarellus patzcuarensis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaj Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Very nice. Mine are only blue when they are stressed, though most of mine are males, so they are more of an amber color most of the time. Mine are ok with each other (6males and 2 females in a 5 gallon tank), but they had a lot of fun hunting cherry shrimp when I kept them together. They would rip off their legs, until the shrimp couldn't crawl away. They are now kept by themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 On 4/30/2016 at 9:10 PM, seaj said: Very nice. Mine are only blue when they are stressed, though most of mine are males, so they are more of an amber color most of the time. Mine are ok with each other (6males and 2 females in a 5 gallon tank), but they had a lot of fun hunting cherry shrimp when I kept them together. They would rip off their legs, until the shrimp couldn't crawl away. They are now kept by themselves. Wow sounds like you have a mean bunch....lol..I kept mine with carbon rilis before and I never noticed any of that going on. Probably best to keep them on their own. i quite enjoy them in their own tank. They are very active and not shy at all. And yes males tend to be amber or dull rather then blue. My males are grey with some amber hues. The females are blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaj Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 47 minutes ago, dazalea said: Wow sounds like you have a mean bunch....lol..I kept mine with carbon rilis before and I never noticed any of that going on. Probably best to keep them on their own. i quite enjoy them in their own tank. They are very active and not shy at all. And yes males tend to be amber or dull rather then blue. My males are grey/amber. The females are blue. Maybe they didn't like the food I was giving them. They also like to eat pond snails. I'm sure they would be fine with tankmates in a larger tank. They look crowded in their 5.5 gallon tank, but I can't upgrade them right now. They are definitely more interactive than shrimp, and deserving of their own tank if you have a little space. Shrimp Life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 I will also include free food samples and plants for them to hang onto! avonsurfernc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josu2 Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 What do you make of that backwards jumping behavior? I've seen it in my CPO at times and assumed it was stress related but haven't ever settled on a real meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Its just when they come in contact with another crayfish (usually they just walk away) or are startled they can do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaj Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Mine like to jump backwards to propel themselves into the floating plants. They love floating plants, and spend a lot of time up there, especially after molting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taewonee Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Cool little guys! Do they breed quickly like shrimp? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taewonee Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Also do you have any pics of the adults? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 12 hours ago, taewonee said: Cool little guys! Do they breed quickly like shrimp? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes, they breed very easily... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 12 hours ago, taewonee said: Also do you have any pics of the adults? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes here are the mothers- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 I only have 10 left... won't have anymore for a few months... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpP Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Are there any males in the pics? Most look blue to me. Happen to have any shrimp available as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 All the babies are blue. My males are also blue/grey. I know alot of people are saying their males are brown or their females are brown. Mine are blue. At this size its hard to tell which babies will be male or female... I am sold out of all shrimp for atleast a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibebian Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 On 5/2/2016 at 7:12 AM, dazalea said: All the babies are blue. My males are also blue/grey. I know alot of people are saying their males are brown or their females are brown. Mine are blue. At this size its hard to tell which babies will be male or female... I am sold out of all shrimp for atleast a month Still have these available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted May 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 No, sold out avonsurfernc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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